{"product_id":"the-albatross-book-of-living-verse-louis-untermeyer-collins-london","title":"The Albatross Book of Living Verse – Louis Untermeyer (Collins, London)","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"288\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"675\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Albatross Book of Living Verse\u003cbr data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"337\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Louis Untermeyer\u003cbr data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"382\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e W. Collins Sons \u0026amp; Co. 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